rnfostermom BSN, RN

I'm about ready to pull my hair out! I have been searching for a MSN program for over a year now and would like to start next year. I am interested in either a general MSN, clinical nurse leader or something that has some sort of focus on patients ...

I worked full time during nursing school as well. I was an A student but I was terrified of failing the NCLEX. I arranged to take a month off from work to prepare for my exam. I went to the Kaplan 2-3 day seminar, and then I went every day to the ...

I was a single mom working full time as a legal secretary while attending nursing school. I would work all day, then take the city bus to campus and have class until 9 pm 3-4 nights a week, with clinicals on the weekend. It was very hard and I didn...

I think there are several factors to consider. First, I agree with other commenters who seem offended by the characterization that an ADN program is a waste of time. Probably half of the RNs working in the US are ADNs and you won't make friends amo...

I will complete my RN-BSN program this summer at a local university. I am looking for options for grad school. I live in Minneapolis, MN. I've been an RN for 10 years. I have worked in Peds/PICU for about 4 years now. Our PICU is a level 1 traum...

I'm also planning to take by the end of 2015. I will complete my RN to BSN this summer and plan to start studying for CPN and Peds CCRN immediately after.

Well, I can tell you what I hate about my current manager and what I liked about my favorite one. What I (and most of the other nurses on our unit) hate about our manager is that she doesn't "have our back." We feel that we are good nurses and smar...

I have observed that a number of our TBI patients have begun seizing upon extubation. The patients had moderate to severe TBIs but not had prior observed seizure activity. They had tolerated the weaning of their sedation (we use fentanyl, versed an...

I work in a PICU but that board doesn't seem terribly busy. Thought I'd also post my question here to see if anybody has any ideas. Thanks. ==================================== I have observed that a number of our TBI patients have begun seizing up...

When I was a new nurse all kinds of things were "pulled" on me. I remember getting calls to come in on my days off all the time. I remember once the Charge nurse saying "K_____, we REALLY need you." No guilt there.... They also used to schedule m...

Hello, I am looking for an RN to BSN program that meets the following criteria: 1. Completely on line 2. ***Does NOT require College Algebra 3. Does have a clinical 4. Cheap. These are ranked in order of importance (to me). ***Seems like many of ...

Thanks for your reply. I will keep looking. I have taken intermediate algebra, just not college algebra. I am nearly done with my statistics course and am getting an A so far. My statistics tutor, who has advanced degree in statistics, says nothi...

Thanks for the comments so far. I'm interested in any names of programs responders can provide. I am currently taking statistics, so that is not a problem. I just don't want to take college algebra. Honestly I've been an RN for 9 years working in...

I actually would like to have a clinical. This is because I would like to get PHN certification as well, and my state BON requires a clinical to grant this. So my wish list DOES have a clinical. I just want to do everything else online.

I have had NSO since getting my RN 9 years ago. It's about $100/year for my policy.

I should think your years of actual nursing experience would help you in getting an ICU job. I've worked in ICUs for several years now, and no way (in my opinion) would a brand new grad RN be as prepared as an experienced nurse. The learning curve ...

I am a 43 year old female RN w/familial high frequency hearing loss. I work in an acute care setting. There are certain sounds, particularly in my work environment, that I cannot hear or have trouble with so I have decided it's time to invest in hear...

I recall being urged to carry liability insurance during a lecture in nursing school. I have carried a policy ever since graduating years ago. I have never told anyone that I have the policy (at work), and I don't know if anyone else I work with ca...

Our manager is always on our cases about staying past our shifts, or "incidental OT." Other RNs always tell me they love to follow me because I leave a clean, appropriately medicated patient in an organized, adequately stocked bed/station. I am als...

I have mixed feelings. After working 8s for a few years and 12s for the last few, I am now beginning to prefer 8s. It's true that you get more days off w/12s. However, on balance my life ran more smoothly when I worked 8s, even when I was working ...

The forearm is least problematic because no joints to flex, although I had one on underside of my left forearm last year (I'm right handed) and it was pretty uncomfortable. I work in Peds and we often use the AC in our little kids and tape arm to a b...

I work on Peds/PICU and I always carry a calculator in my pocket. I can't do math well in my head and don't feel any obligation to "know" calculations other than how to get to the right answer. Mostly I use mine to verify "solving for X" type calcu...

I became a nurse at age 38 and I'm now 46. I seem to look a lot younger than that to most people. Whenever it has come up for me to reveal my age (for example when people ask how old my children are -- they are currently 3, 21 and 24), people alway...

I read this article with great interest. Since becoming a nurse 8 years ago, I have had a few significantly bad experiences with workplace bullies, as well as many smaller other incidents of general workplace rudeness. I wouldn't say that I'm more ...

I recently transferred from a unit that had a Pediatric "floor status" unit as well as a Peds ICU. I worked on the unit 2 years, almost always in the PICU. I transferred to accept a position for a better schedule on another unit, one that cares for...